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CHAPTER THREE THE LONE ISLANDS（第1页）
CHAPTERTHREETHELONEISLANDS
“LANDinsight，”shoutedthemaninthebows。
Lucy，whohadbeentalkingtoRhihepoop，camepatteringdowntheladderandracedforward。AsshewentshewasjoinedbyEdmund，andtheyfound，DrinianandReepicheepalreadyole。Itwasa，theskyverypaleandtheseaverydarkbluewithlittlesoffoam，alewayoffoarboardbow，wastheheLoneIslah，likealowgreenhillinthesea，a，furtheroff，thegrayslopesofitssisterDoorn。
“SameoldFelimath!SameoldDoorn，”saidLucy，gherhands。“Oh—Edmund，howlongitissindIsa>
“I'veoodwhytheybelongtoNarnia，”said。“DidPetertheHighKihem?”
“Ohno，”saidEdmund。“TheywereNarniaime—inthedaysoftheWhiteWitch。”
（Bytheway，Ihaveheardhowtheseremoteislaachedtothearnia;ifIeverdo，aoryisatalliing，Imayputitiherbook。）
&oputinhere，Sire?”askedDrinian。
“Ishouldn'tthinkitwouldbemuchgoodlandih，”saidEdmund。“Itwasalmostuninhabitedinourdaysanditlooksasifitwasthesamestill。ThepeoplelivedmostlyonDoornandalittleonAvra—that'sthethirdone;you'tseeityet。Theyosheepoh。”
“Thenwe'llhavetodoublethatcape，Isuppose，”saidDrinian，“andlandonDoorn。That'llmeanrowing。”
“I'msorrywe'renotlandih，”saidLucy。“I'dliketowalkthereagain。Itwassolonely—anidofloneliness，andallgrassanddsoftseaair。”
“I'dlovetostretchmylegsnowtoo，”said。“Itellyouwhat。Whyshouldn'twegoashoreiabadthenwecouldwalkaathareaderpickusupoherside?”
Ifhadbeeheeroninthisvoyagehewouldhissuggestion;butatthemomentitseemedaone。“Ohdolet's，”saidLucy。
“You'lle，willyou?”saidtoEustaeohhishandbandaged。
“Anythihisblastedboat，”saidEustace。
“Blasted?”saidDrinian。“Howdoyoumean?”
“InacivilizedtrylikewhereI，”saidEustace，“theshipsaresobigthatwhenyou'reinsideyouwouldn'tkseaatall。”
“Inthatightjustaswellstayashore，”said。“Willyoutellthemtolowertheboat，Drinian。”
&heMouse，thetwoPevensies，aiaothebeaath。Whehadleftthemandwasbeiheyallturnedandlookedround。TheyweresurprisedathowsmalltheDawnTreaderlooked。
Lucywasofcoursebarefoot，havingkickedoffhershoeswhileswimming，butthatisnohardshipifoneisgoingtowalkondownyturf。Itwasdelightfultainaheearthandgrass，evenifatfirstthegrouobepitgupanddo，asitusuallydoesforawhileifosea。ItwasmuchwarmerherethanithadbeenonboardandLudthesaoherfeetastheycrossedit。Therewasalarksinging。
&rudandupafairlysteep，thoughloofcoursetheylookedbadtherewastheDawnTreadershibrightiandgslowlywardwithheroars。Theheridgeandcouldseehernolonger。
Doomhem，dividedfromFelimathbyaelaboutamilewide;behinditalayAvra。ThelittlewhitetownofNarrowhavenonDoornwaseasilyseen。
“Hullo!What'sthis?”saidEdmundsuddenly。
Inthegreeowhichtheyweredesgsixh-lookingmen，allarmed，weresittingbyatree。
“Don'ttellthemwhoweare，”said。
“Andpray，yourMajesty，whynot?”saidReepicheepwhohadtedtorideonLucy'sshoulder。
“Itjustoe，”replied，“thatnooneherehaveheardfromNarniaftime。It'sjustpossibletheymaynotstillaowledgeourover-lordship。InwhichcaseitmightesafetobeknownastheKing。”
“Wehaveourswords，Sire，”saidReepicheep。
